'Express' definitions:
Definition of 'express'
From: WordNet
adverb
By express; "please send the letter express"
adjective
Not tacit or implied; "her express wish"
adjective
Without unnecessary stops; "an express train"; "an express shipment"
noun
Mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system [syn: express, express mail]
noun
Public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops; "he caught the express to New York" [syn: express, limited] [ant: local]
noun
Rapid transport of goods [syn: express, expressage]
verb
verb
Articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" [syn: express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to]
verb
Serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot of anger" [syn: carry, convey, express]
verb
Indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.; "Can you express this distance in kilometers?" [syn: express, state]
verb
Manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait); "Many of the laboratory animals express the trait"
verb
Obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action; "Italians express coffee rather than filter it" [syn: press out, express, extract]
verb
Send by rapid transport or special messenger service; "She expressed the letter to Florida"
Definition of 'Express'
From: GCIDE
- Express \Ex*press"\ ([e^]ks*pr[e^]s"), a. [F. expr[`e]s, L. expressus, p. p. of exprimere to express; ex. out + premere To press. See Press.]
- 1. Exactly representing; exact. [1913 Webster]
- Their human countenance The express resemblance of the gods. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Directly and distinctly stated; declared in terms; not implied or left to inference; made unambiguous by intention and care; clear; not dubious; as, express consent; an express statement. [1913 Webster]
- I have express commandment. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Intended for a particular purpose; relating to an express; sent on a particular errand; dispatched with special speed; as, an express messenger or train. Also used adverbially. [1913 Webster]
- A messenger sent express from the other world. --Atterbury. [1913 Webster]
- 2. of or pertaining to an express train or other conveyance designated an express[5]; makiung few or no intermediate stops; as, an express stop; an express fare; an express elevator. [PJC]
- Express color. (Law) See the Note under Color, n., 8.
- Syn: Explicit; clear; unambiguous. See Explicit. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Express'
From: GCIDE
- Express \Ex*press"\, n. [Cf. F. expr[`e]s a messenger.]
- 1. A clear image or representation; an expression; a plain declaration. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- The only remanent express of Christ's sacrifice on earth. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier; hence, a regular and fast conveyance; commonly, a company or system for the prompt and safe transportation of merchandise or parcels. [1913 Webster]
- 3. An express office. [1913 Webster]
- She charged him . . . to ask at the express if anything came up from town. --E. E. Hale. [1913 Webster]
- 4. That which is sent by an express messenger or message. [Obs.] --Eikon Basilike. [1913 Webster]
- 5. a railway train or bus for transporting passengers or goods with speed and punctuality; a train or bus that does not stop at certain stations. Contrasted to local; as, take the express to get there faster.
- Syn: express train. [PJC]
- Express office, an office where packages for an express are received or delivered.
- Express train, a railway train (such as a subway train) that does not stop at certain stations, but only at stations designated express stops. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Express'
From: GCIDE
- Express \Ex*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expressed; p. pr. & vb. n. Expressing.] [Cf. OF. espresser, expresser, L. exprimere, expressum. See Express, a.; cf. Sprain.]
- 1. To press or squeeze out; as, to express the juice of grapes, or of apples; hence, to extort; to elicit. [1913 Webster]
- All the fruits out of which drink is expressed. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- And th'idle breath all utterly expressed. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- Halters and racks can not express from thee More than by deeds. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To make or offer a representation of; to show by a copy or likeness; to represent; to resemble. [1913 Webster]
- Each skillful artist shall express thy form. --E. Smith. [1913 Webster]
- So kids and whelps their sires and dams express. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To give a true impression of; to represent and make known; to manifest plainly; to show in general; to exhibit, as an opinion or feeling, by a look, gesture, and esp. by language; to declare; to utter; to tell. [1913 Webster]
- My words express my purpose. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- They expressed in their lives those excellent doctrines of morality. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To make known the opinions or feelings of; to declare what is in the mind of; to show (one's self); to cause to appear; -- used reflexively. [1913 Webster]
- Mr. Phillips did express with much indignation against me, one evening. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To denote; to designate. [1913 Webster]
- Moses and Aaron took these men, which are expressed by their names. --Num. i. 17. [1913 Webster]
- 6. To send by express messenger; to forward by special opportunity, or through the medium of an express; as, to express a package.
- 7. (Genetics) to produce products that cause the appearance of the corresponding phenotype; -- of a gene or of an organism with a specific gene; as, to express the beta-galactosidase gene, [PJC]
- Syn: To declare; utter; signify; testify; intimate. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'express'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absolute,
- accurate,
- admitting no exception,
- advice,
- affect,
- affirm,
- agile,
- air,
- air-express,
- airfreight,
- airmail,
- all-out,
- allege,
- Amtrak,
- announce,
- annunciate,
- apparent,
- approve,
- Aquarius,
- argue,
- articulate,
- assert,
- assever,
- asseverate,
- attest,
- aver,
- avouch,
- avow,
- baggage train,
- be indicative of,
- be significant of,
- be symptomatic of,
- bearer,
- bespeak,
- betoken,
- bheesty,
- book post,
- brandish,
- breakneck,
- breathe,
- bring forth,
- bring forward,
- bring into view,
- bring out,
- bring to life,
- bring to notice,
- broach,
- busboy,
- by airmail,
- by cable,
- by express,
- by return mail,
- by telegraph,
- cable railroad,
- caddie,
- cargo handler,
- carrier,
- carrier pigeon,
- carter,
- categorical,
- certain,
- character,
- characterize,
- chime,
- choo-choo,
- chorus,
- circulate,
- clean-cut,
- clear,
- clear as crystal,
- clear as day,
- clear-cut,
- close,
- cog railroad,
- cog railway,
- coherent,
- come out with,
- commissionaire,
- common carrier,
- communicate,
- communication,
- communique,
- complete,
- conceive,
- concentrate,
- conclusive,
- concrete,
- connected,
- connote,
- consign,
- consistent,
- constant,
- contend,
- convey,
- conveyer,
- coolie,
- correspondence,
- couch,
- couch in terms,
- courier,
- crisp,
- crush,
- crystal-clear,
- crystalline,
- cupbearer,
- dangle,
- dashing,
- decided,
- decisive,
- declare,
- decoct,
- defined,
- definite,
- definitive,
- delicate,
- delineate,
- deliver,
- demonstrate,
- denominate,
- denote,
- depict,
- describe,
- designate,
- detailed,
- determinate,
- develop,
- different,
- differentiate,
- diplomatic courier,
- direct,
- direct mail,
- direct-mail selling,
- discernible,
- discharge,
- disclose,
- dispatch,
- display,
- distill,
- distinct,
- distinguished,
- divulge,
- double-quick,
- downright,
- drain,
- dramatize,
- draw,
- drayman,
- drop a letter,
- eagle-winged,
- el,
- electric,
- electric train,
- elevated,
- embark,
- embassy,
- embody,
- embody in words,
- emissary,
- emit,
- enact,
- entail,
- entire,
- enunciate,
- esoteric,
- especial,
- essentialize,
- estafette,
- even,
- evidence,
- evident,
- evince,
- evoke,
- exact,
- exceptional,
- exhibit,
- expedite,
- expeditious,
- expel,
- explicit,
- export,
- expose,
- expose to view,
- express train,
- expressed,
- expressman,
- extract,
- extraordinary,
- faithful,
- fast,
- final,
- fine,
- fixed,
- flat,
- flat-out,
- flaunt,
- fleet,
- flier,
- fling off,
- flourish,
- flying,
- force out,
- formularize,
- formulate,
- forward,
- fourth-class mail,
- frame,
- frank,
- freight,
- freight train,
- freighter,
- funicular,
- furnish evidence,
- galloping,
- Ganymede,
- get across,
- give,
- give evidence,
- give expression,
- give expression to,
- give indication of,
- give out with,
- give sign,
- give token,
- give tongue,
- give utterance,
- give voice,
- give words to,
- global,
- go to show,
- go-between,
- goods train,
- gun bearer,
- hair-trigger,
- halfpenny post,
- hasty,
- hauler,
- have,
- headlong,
- Hebe,
- Hermes,
- highlight,
- hint,
- hold,
- homing pigeon,
- hustling,
- identify,
- illuminate,
- illustrate,
- immediate,
- impart,
- implicit,
- imply,
- import,
- in posthaste,
- inappealable,
- incarnate,
- indicate,
- indisputable,
- individual,
- indubitable,
- inerrable,
- inerrant,
- infallible,
- infuse,
- inner,
- insist,
- intend,
- intended,
- intentional,
- interurban,
- intimate,
- involve,
- Iris,
- issue a manifesto,
- junk mail,
- lay down,
- let out,
- letter,
- letter carrier,
- letter post,
- letters,
- light of heel,
- light-footed,
- lightning express,
- limited,
- limn,
- limpid,
- lip,
- litter-bearer,
- lively,
- local,
- loud and clear,
- lucid,
- luminous,
- mail,
- mail-order selling,
- mailing list,
- maintain,
- make clear,
- make known,
- make plain,
- manifest,
- manifesto,
- mark,
- materialize,
- mathematical,
- mean,
- melt down,
- mercurial,
- Mercury,
- message,
- message-bearer,
- messenger,
- metro,
- micrometrically precise,
- microscopic,
- milk train,
- minute,
- monorail,
- newspaper post,
- nice,
- nimble,
- nimble-footed,
- note,
- noteworthy,
- noticeable,
- nuncio,
- observable,
- obvious,
- open-and-shut,
- out-and-out,
- outline,
- outright,
- paint,
- palpable,
- parade,
- paragraph,
- parcel post,
- parliamentary,
- parliamentary train,
- particular,
- passenger train,
- patent,
- Paul Revere,
- pellucid,
- perceivable,
- perceptible,
- peremptory,
- perfect,
- perform,
- personal,
- perspicuous,
- Pheidippides,
- phonate,
- phrase,
- picture,
- pinpoint,
- plain,
- plain as day,
- pneumatogram,
- point to,
- porter,
- portray,
- positive,
- post,
- post day,
- postboy,
- posthaste,
- postrider,
- pour forth,
- PP,
- precipitate,
- precise,
- predicate,
- premeditated,
- present,
- press out,
- private,
- proclaim,
- produce,
- profess,
- prompt,
- pronounce,
- protest,
- put,
- put about,
- put across,
- put forth,
- put in words,
- put it,
- quick,
- quick as lightning,
- quick as thought,
- rack-and-pinion railroad,
- railroad train,
- raise,
- rapid,
- rattler,
- RD,
- reckless,
- redcap,
- refine,
- refined,
- registered mail,
- release,
- religious,
- religiously exact,
- remit,
- render,
- represent,
- respective,
- reveal,
- RFD,
- rhetorize,
- rigid,
- rigorous,
- roll out,
- rolling stock,
- round,
- runner,
- running,
- rural delivery,
- rural free delivery,
- say,
- scientific,
- scientifically exact,
- sea mail,
- seapost,
- seeable,
- self-evident,
- self-explaining,
- self-explanatory,
- send,
- send away,
- send forth,
- send off,
- set,
- set down,
- set forth,
- set out,
- several,
- severe,
- shield-bearer,
- ship,
- show,
- show forth,
- show signs of,
- shuttle,
- shuttle train,
- signalize,
- signify,
- simple,
- singular,
- sketch,
- skycap,
- snappy,
- soak,
- solipsistic,
- sound,
- spanking,
- speak,
- speak for itself,
- speak out,
- speak up,
- speak volumes,
- special,
- special delivery,
- special handling,
- specific,
- speedy,
- spell,
- spotlight,
- square,
- stand for,
- stand on,
- state,
- steep,
- stevedore,
- straight,
- straight-out,
- straightforward,
- streamliner,
- stretcher-bearer,
- strict,
- style,
- submit,
- subtle,
- subway,
- suggest,
- surface mail,
- swift,
- symbolize,
- symptomatize,
- symptomize,
- tangible,
- telegram,
- tell,
- tend to show,
- testify,
- the Water Bearer,
- throw off,
- to be seen,
- token,
- total,
- train,
- translucent,
- transmit,
- transparent,
- transpicuous,
- transporter,
- trot out,
- truck driver,
- trucker,
- true,
- tube,
- unambiguous,
- uncircumscribed,
- unconditional,
- unconditioned,
- unconfused,
- underground,
- undeviating,
- undoubting,
- unequivocal,
- unerring,
- unfold,
- unhampered,
- unhesitating,
- univocal,
- unlimited,
- unmistakable,
- unmitigated,
- unqualified,
- unquestioning,
- unreserved,
- unrestricted,
- unwaivable,
- utter,
- uttered,
- vent,
- ventilate,
- verbalize,
- visible,
- vocalize,
- voice,
- voiced,
- wagoner,
- water boy,
- water carrier,
- wave,
- way train,
- well-defined,
- whisper,
- whole,
- winged,
- without exception,
- without reserve,
- word,
- wring,
- wring out,
- write
Words containing 'Express'
- Expressed,
- Expressible,
- Expressibly,
- Expressing,
- Expression,
- Expressive,
- Expressively,
- Expressiveness,
- Expressness,
- Beyond expression,
- Express color,
- Express office,
- Express rifle,
- Express train,
- Imaginary expression,
- Past expression,
- To reduce an expression,
- air express,
- exponential expression,
- express emotion,
- express feelings,
- express joy,
- express mail,
- express mirth,
- express trust,
- expressive aphasia,
- expressive style,
- facial expression,
- gene expression,
- idiomatic expression,
- indirect expression,
- parenthetical expression,
- pony express,
- railway express,
- slang expression,
- turn of expression,
- verbal expression,
- express luxury liner,
- express-mail,
- expressed almond oil,
- self-expression